GOLF Being a Short Treatise for the Use of Young People Who Aspire to Proficiency by Cotton, T. Henry - 1936

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. 148 pages, illustrated, frontispiece photograph of the author, with a foreword by Bernard Darwin and a new preface by the author. Covers faded, tanning to page edges and endpapers, inked out name on front endpaper. . Good. Hardcover. 6th Edition.. 1939.

11 photographic plates; 148pp. orig. red cloth, parts of cloth faded

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode ( Publishers) Limited, 1931. Second Impression. Red Boards. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrated. 148pp. A second impression copy. Illustrated with several b/w photographic plates supporting the text. Light fading to the spine and several light soil marks to the boards. One corner is lightly turned in. Previous booksellers sticker to the tail of the rear paste down. Textblock is clean and tight. A very good copy.

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode (Publishers) Ltd, 1931. First edition of Cotton's first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated, frontispiece portrait of Cotton. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author in the year of publication beneath his frontispiece portrait, "F.A. Reeves with best of wishes most sincerely Henry Cotton 1931." In near fine condition. Rare and desirable signed and inscribed. English professional golfer Sir Thomas Henry Cotton achieved fame during the 1930s and 1940s, with three victories in The Open Championship (1934, 1937, and 1948). His record round of 65, made during the 1934 Open Championship, led to the Dunlop golf company issuing the famous 'Dunlop 65' ball. Cotton placed 17 times in the top-10 at the Open. Cotton also succeeded in winning many titles on the European circuit during the 1930s. Cotton was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1980.

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode (Publishers) Ltd, 1931. First edition of Cotton's first book. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated, frontispiece portrait of Cotton. Signed by the author in the year of publication beneath his frontispiece portrait, "Henry Cotton 1931." Very good in the rare original dust jacket with a chip to the spine. Ownership inscription. Rare. English professional golfer Sir Thomas Henry Cotton achieved fame during the 1930s and 1940s, with three victories in The Open Championship (1934, 1937, and 1948). His record round of 65, made during the 1934 Open Championship, led to the Dunlop golf company issuing the famous 'Dunlop 65' ball. Cotton placed 17 times in the top-10 at the Open. Cotton also succeeded in winning many titles on the European circuit during the 1930s. Cotton was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1980.